Powers/Abilities: The Scythe displayed no
particular superhuman powers. He relied on the massive scythes strapped
to his arms that he used to attack or defend himself with. The blades
were durable enough for him to deflect bullets and penetrate the thick
hide of Howler. To protect his identity, the Scythe wore an
executioner's cowl that only showed his piercing blue eyes. A man of few
words, the Scythe possessed a dry wit and didn't think twice to turn on
an ally if he felt it was necessary.

History:
(Marvel: The Lost Generation I#2 - (fb) - BTS) - The man
who became known as the Scythe was working as a professional mercenary
since at least the early or mid 1950s, offering his services and his
blade to the highest bidder. Infamous for his deeds, he was known by the
authorities who had put out wanted posters on him.

(Marvel: The Lost Generation I#2 - BTS) - In 1958, the disguised Skrull
Zuhn hired the Scythe and Blackjack as his bodyguards while he breached
a Long Island research facility where the vessel he crashed on Earth
with in 1947 was being kept.

(Marvel: The Lost Generation I#2) - When both the First
Line and the Monster Hunters became aware something was wrong at the
Long Island facility, they joined forces and fought the Scythe,
Blackjack and several scientists mutated into monsters by the bio
moleculizer on board the Skrull ship. The Scythe was taken out by the
Yankee Clipper who beat on him mercilessly.

(Marvel: The Lost Generation I#6 - BTS) - Aware of the
fact mankind was about to embark on their first major space exploration
by landing on the Moon, the Skrull Empire sent three agents to Earth to
destroy Apollo 11. Figuring the failure of the Apollo mission would
discourage humanity from spreading out among the stars, the three Skrulls disguised themselves as humans and contracted Typhoon and
several other super-villains (Axis, Howler, Positron and Typhoon) to do
their bidding.

(Marvel: The Lost Generation I#6) - The Scythe watched as
Positron broke up a petty argument between Howler and Axis. She then
introduced the Scythe to the others, before all of them boarded the
Skrulls' flying saucer bound for the Moon (unbeknownst to them, the
First Line's leader Effigy had learned of the planned attack on Apollo
11 and brought the First Line to the Moon as well). The Scythe and
the others watched in awe as the Lunar Module landed on the surface of
the Moon, impressed by the fact the astronauts dared such a feat in so
fragile a craft. He then joined the other villains on the surface of the
Moon while the three Skrulls remained on board their craft, unaware the
First Line had arrived on Luna as well.

The villains initially spotted First Line member, and
reformed villain, Blackjack who had stealthily tried to approach his old
lover Positron. When she attacked him, the others became aware of his
presence. Maddened beyond reason to see this traitor, Howler stormed off
to kill him, causing Typhoon to comment to the Scythe that he had lost
his final thread of sanity. Scythe wryly commented that it was a short
thread to begin with. The Scythe engaged the First Line, but when he
witnessed how Howler savagely tore apart Axis, he felt it necessary to
disembowel the crazed creature. With Howler and Axis apparently dead, the odds
weren't in the Scythe's favor. When First Liner Effigy rigged the Skrulls' ship to explode in orbit, thereby stranding the villains
and
inadvertently killing Typhoon in the process, the Scythe surrendered.
After the First Line took away his blades, the Scythe was tied up with
Positron, the other surviving villain. The First Line took them back to
Earth where, presumably, the Scythe went to jail.

Scythe, Samson - extremely wealthy man, owner of pet
cat Fur Person," had
become extremely bored with all aspects of life, developed
macabre fascination with watching deaths of others in Vietnam,
hired Kenneth Hanson to kill and film deaths of criminals for
him, eventually tried to kill Captain America, died when chose to
watch self burn on monitor rather than use fire extinguisher-DEATHWATCHER*—Captain
America Annual#5